Communication & Media Studies at Marist College

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Marist College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 6,600. In 2021, 202 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Marist.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Marist Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at Marist

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Marist does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Marist Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Marist performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Marist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools	7
	56
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	70
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	71

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communications from Marist. This makes it the #240 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Marist Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marist is $39,947. This is 23% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Marist

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Marist College.

Marist Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 202 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Marist in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Marist since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Marist are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marist College with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	162
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Marist Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Marist, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Marist, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marist College with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marist also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Marist College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bpg00765 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.